A&E Happenings for Feb. 6-7

“Beauty School Drop Out” is a collage of hair rollers woven into cotton fabric by Fort Collins artist Elizabeth Morisette. The piece is part of Morisette’s “Tried and True” exhibit, which is on display at the Fort Lewis College art gallery through Feb. 23. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday (open until 6 p.m. Thursdays) and Saturdays by appointment. For an appointment or more information, call 247-7167.

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“Beauty School Drop Out” is a collage of hair rollers woven into cotton fabric by Fort Collins artist Elizabeth Morisette. The piece is part of Morisette’s “Tried and True” exhibit, which is on display at the Fort Lewis College art gallery through Feb. 23. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday (open until 6 p.m. Thursdays) and Saturdays by appointment. For an appointment or more information, call 247-7167.

Fort Collins artists Elizabeth Morisette speaks to students and visitors during the opening reception for her exhibit “Tried and True” on Wednesday at the Fort Lewis College art gallery. Morisette creates playful objects that reimagine the ancient arts of weaving and basket making for the 21st century. Using recycled or repurposed materials, she links the machine made and the handmade, transforming consumer waste into unexpected forms. She stitches together ordinary zippers to make colorful vessels, assembles plastic hair rollers into wildly abstract wall hangings and uses twist-ties to fabricate delicate baskets. “Tried and True” is on display through Feb. 23. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday (open until 6 p.m. Thursdays) and Saturdays by appointment. For an appointment or more information, call 247-7167.

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald

Fort Collins artists Elizabeth Morisette speaks to students and visitors during the opening reception for her exhibit “Tried and True” on Wednesday at the Fort Lewis College art gallery. Morisette creates playful objects that reimagine the ancient arts of weaving and basket making for the 21st century. Using recycled or repurposed materials, she links the machine made and the handmade, transforming consumer waste into unexpected forms. She stitches together ordinary zippers to make colorful vessels, assembles plastic hair rollers into wildly abstract wall hangings and uses twist-ties to fabricate delicate baskets. “Tried and True” is on display through Feb. 23. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday (open until 6 p.m. Thursdays) and Saturdays by appointment. For an appointment or more information, call 247-7167.

Those who can’t make it up to Fort Lewis College for the special “Woven to Wear” exhibit can still enjoy a traditional First Thursday Art Walk at a number of downtown galleries and venues. Sorrel Sky Gallery will feature the work of popular local painter Sharon Abshagen, including “La Plata Canyon Snow Day.”

Courtesy of Sorrel Sky Gallery

Those who can’t make it up to Fort Lewis College for the special “Woven to Wear” exhibit can still enjoy a traditional First Thursday Art Walk at a number of downtown galleries and venues. Sorrel Sky Gallery will feature the work of popular local painter Sharon Abshagen, including “La Plata Canyon Snow Day.”